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floccus

[ flok-uhs ]

noun

plural flocci
  1. a small tuft of woolly hairs.


adjective

  1. Meteorology. (of a cloud) having elements in the form of small, rounded tufts.

floccus

/ ˈڱɒə /

noun

  1. a downy or woolly covering, as on the young of certain birds
  2. a small woolly tuft of hair
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of a cloud) having the appearance of woolly tufts at odd intervals in its structure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of floccus1

1835–45; < Latin: tuft of wool
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of floccus1

C19: from Latin: tuft of hair or wool, flock ²
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One of the Cloud Appreciation Society website’s most popular features is an expansive photo gallery where anyone can submit, say, an altocumulus floccus gracing the sky over Cabbagehall, Fife, Scotland, a wispy cirrus formation over Nova Scotia, Canada, or a menacing thunderstorm over Maryville, Tennessee.

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He spoke up after a phalanx of servers lifted five porcelain salvers in unison, releasing a floccus of steam from each dish.

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The ornamental braiding is also more probably due to “frock,” Lat. floccus.

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The fourth of the physicians of Paul II of whom there is record was Sanctes Floccus, whose activities as writer and physician are summed up in the inscription on his tombstone.

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Floccus: a tuft of wool or wool-like hair.

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